Month: August 2025

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day is a gift to you and me, so let’s cherish it.

God’s work is done; He has made us to be the light of this world. What’s left is for us to do our part, and God cannot do that for us, nor can our brothers or sisters do that. Everyone who is the light must allow the light to shine. It is one thing for people to block your light or try to hide your light from shining, and it’s another thing to block or hide that light by yourself. So what is stopping us from allowing that light to shine? Do we think maybe our families, communities, or colleagues don’t need that light? Well, newsflash: where there is darkness, there is a need for light.

Matthew 5:16 (ESV): In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Yeah, we are doing good works, but people are not giving God the glory. Why? Because our light is not shining before others. The world is already full of people who boast in their work and who think they are all-powerful. Until our light shines before others, our good works are no different from those who are not the light. You don’t need to be the light for your good works to be seen, but you need to allow your light to shine if you want your good works to be seen and your Father to receive glory.

There is a need for light. People are in desperate need of seeing the light shining, and when that light is so near, it makes a significant difference. Until we make it a matter of urgency or a part of our daily lives, we won’t feel the need to allow our light to shine.

Takeaway: Ponder the title of this bread and write things down, and see what steps you can take to consistently do things that glorify God, unless you want the glory to be given to you.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name. Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day is a gift to you and me, so let’s cherish it.

It is easy to get lost in titles. The danger of titles is that they can lead you to believe you are in a higher place while contributing nothing. My pastor once said, “Christianity is not a title but a way of life.” Sometimes, just because you are a Christian, you think you have arrived; sometimes we even behave as if we are already in heaven. Even at your workplace, be careful not to be consumed by what your position is, because first of all, you are neither the first one to have that position nor the last one to hold it. What do we have today?

Matthew 5:16 (ESV): “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

One thing we cannot shy away from is that we are the salt of the earth; then what should follow is we have to ask ourselves, “What does that mean?” It means the earth is in need of you. And being needed is not a ticket to “Pride Avenue” (starting to become prideful). Be humble; you can lose your saltiness.

So the next thing to follow is to ask ourselves, “What causes us to lose our saltiness?” According to scientists, external factors, such as moisture, impurities, or improper storage, cause the salt to become ineffective. So yes, external factors can affect who you are, as much as “who you are” is an internal matter.

Takeaway: Find out how moisture, impurities, or improper storage can affect your saltiness.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name. Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day is a gift to you and me, so let’s cherish it.

I find it interesting that we, children of God, can’t stand to be corrected or disciplined; we like to jump to conclusions and say, “Why are we being judged?” One thing I don’t mind is being judged , as hard as it is and sometimes cruel, but the same measure the person uses on you, that same measure will be used on him or her (Matthew 7:2). So can we move away from hiding behind judgment? It is becoming hard for children of God to be corrected or rebuked. It is interesting that we say, “Only God can judge me,” but we refuse to listen to the very same words that God spoke. So the question is, which God are we referring to?

Proverbs 3:11-12 (ESV): My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

What does it mean for us to despise the LORD’s discipline? It means we look down on that discipline, and what it means for us to look down on what God does to us to correct us is that we look down on Him. So how can we call Him Lord when we despise what He does or says to us? Let us ponder those questions.

In everything that God does, the ultimate intention is love. Why? Because He is love; even in His anger, love always pulls through. Jeremiah says, “Because of the LORD’s great love, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.”

Takeaway: Love being disciplined; it will take you far.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name. Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day is a gift to you and me, so let’s cherish it.

Is it possible to have Jesus Christ as your King and still lack? The reason I am asking this is that it is one of the responsibilities of a king to take care of his people. According to Peter, God, by His divine power, has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). So, according to what God has done, we should not be lacking.

Matthew 19:20 (NIV): “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

It is easy to hold on to what you have kept and overlook what you are lacking, so today I want us to reflect and go before our King and say, “Teacher, what do I still lack?” You may find that there are things you are struggling to release, and they may not be bad things. For the ruler, it was wealth, and wealth is good to have, but it needed to be released, and he couldn’t.
One question I believe the ruler should have asked is, “What is it that man has that even my wealth cannot be compared to?” Trust me, no poor man can tell a rich man to follow him to live in poverty; it doesn’t make sense.

Takeaway: If God said I should leave something, there must be something better in store. Let us think on that and sit down to take inventory of when God said so, and you will see. Or you can even go to the Bible for examples. So before you tell God how much you need that thing that He wants to take, sit down and think of what He wants to do.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name. Ameni!

Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day is a gift to you and me, so let’s cherish it.

Welcome to the new month of August, the eighth month just in case you forgot, and thank God you have made it to August. 213 days have passed, and 152 days remain. What are you grateful for?

Psalm 28:7 (ESV): The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

I want us to take time to reflect on when our strength couldn’t keep up, because it is not until our strength fails that we realize the LORD is our strength. I want to point out something: notice that the psalmist says the LORD is, not “Lord, give me strength.” There is nothing wrong with asking God for strength, but it changes how you face situations when you know that the Lord is your strength. You can rest; that is why He says, “In Him, my heart trusts.”

The problem with being given strength is that you might end up relying on that strength and forgetting that you were given it. But when He is your strength, it is easy for you to give thanks to Him.

Takeaway: Who is your source in every aspect of your life? It is easy to claim that God is our source, only to find that we are obtaining things from sources that are not from God.

Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name. Ameni!